Nar Phu Valley Trek is the exploration of remote northern region Manang in the Annapurna. The wilderness of the mountains, serenity of the nature and beautiful villages perched amidst the mountains make this trip wonderful. The northern Himalayan part of Manang district, where Nar and Phu villages lie exquisitely, has remained pretty much untouched by the modernity. The timeless villages where Tibetan Buddhist culture is widely prevalent are beautiful example of simple and innocent life and rich culture and tradition.
The secluded valleys of Nar and Phu are restricted areas. Thus, a special permit has to be obtained to be able to explore the remoteness of Nar Phu. Centuries old gompas, Tibetan Buddhist culture and small human settlements have been the attractions in this solitary land amidst the mountains. Trek off the famous Annapurna Circuit Trail towards the restricted and secluded region of Nar Phu Valley. Explore the jagged cliffs and rugged slopes where the craggy trails pass through and experience the true wilderness of the mountains.
Why We Trek Nepal for Nar Phu Valley Trek?
Since you are already in our Nar Phu Valley Trek page, we want you to know why you should do this trip with us.
We have good reasons for you to choose us from the crowd in the market. Highly committed and experienced team of We Trek Nepal stands out in the market for unparalleled service we provide to our clients. We know no compromise while it comes to your safety and satisfaction.
Our style of small group trek operation in the mountains makes it quite easier for us to pay an individual attention to the group members. While the destination in itself is impressive, it is the unrivalled experience of our professional service and attention that makes Nar Phu Valley Trek a special one with us.
What do you see on the trek?
Day one of the trip is your arrival day in Kathmandu, Nepal. When you arrive at Kathmandu airport, We Trek Nepal representative will welcome you and transfer to hotel. It will take more or less 20 minutes to reach hotel depending upon traffic. We will let you know about our trip briefing schedule and other essentials on your arrival at the hotel. You stay relaxed and try to adjust with the new atmosphere as a traveller. We will talk about any questions you may have at our trip briefing meeting.
We are at the elevation of 1,400 meters from sea level and are going well above 5,000 meters on the trip. We will take this day as our acclimatization and preparation day before we head up towards the mountains. Instead of staying idle in hotel, we will take you for a wonderful day tour of Kathmandu valley. Exploring UNESCO’s cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu is the best way to know about historical, cultural and spiritual aspects of this 2 millennia old city. We will visit Swoyambhunath popularly known as the Monkey Templethat is oldest monument in Kathmandu valley, Kathmandu Durbar Squarethat is one of the medieval palace squares in Kathmandu valley, Boudhanaththat is the largest Buddhist stupa and Pashupatinaththat is a Hindu temple premises with open Hindu cremation platforms on the bank of River Bagmati. Once we are back to hotel in the afternoon, we will go for last minute gearing up for our trekking adventure.
We check out the hotel in Kathmandu after the breakfast today to go to Bahundanda. Bahundanda is almost a day long drive 206 km west from Kathmandu past Besi Sahar in the mountains. The drive takes us through the highway that stretches along beautiful landscapes. We drive past several wonderful small villages and towns which give us the very first-hand experience of life outside Kathmandu city. We reach Bahundanda to stay overnight.
We will set off on the very first day of our trekking adventure to the Nar Phu Valley after breakfast. The trail meanders along the Marshyangdi River valley and we follow the trail towards the destination for the day. The walk of the day is a nice introduction of the Annapurna Circuit Trek that we have set our foot on. We eventually reach Chamje to spend our overnight.
Continuing on our adventure, we will trek to Dharapani today. The trail stretch from Chamje to Dharapani brings wonderful natural surroundings along the river valley. As we are on a Himalayan trek, going up and down the hill following the trail is a normal thing. The views and nature make the day a great adventure. Dharapani is a beautiful settlement in the region where a trail from Manaslu Circuit Trek comes to meet this trail. We check into a guest house and stay relaxed observing the beauty of the surroundings.
We will trek to Koto village today. The trek goes past Bagarchhap, Danaque, Timang and advance towards the destination. The walk will bring us beautiful views of mountains like Manaslu and Annapurna II. The nature, view and the serenity makes our walk of the day a wonderful one. We eventually reach Koto to stay overnight.
We will trek to Meta village leaving the Annapurna Circuit Trail today. We check in to the Nar Phu Valley check post and continue walking through the trail that follows the Soti Khola course. Trekking through forested areas traversing trail up and down the hill, we finally reach Meta village. Meta is Tibetan Buddhist settlement in the region. The quietness of the region suggests only a fewer trekkers in the area. Age old village has its unique charm to impress anyone visiting the place.
The serenity and remoteness of the region gets even more impressive as we trek towards Phu Gaun. The wonderful timeless village in the Phu valley is our destination for the day. It is a long day trekking of about 8 hours. The trail has jagged cliff along the trail and it meanders several up and down through the mountain. Spectacular views and surroundings make the walk feel a little easier. When we reach Phu Gaun, we will be welcomed by a spectacular view of the mountains in the Annapurna range of the Himalaya. We stay overnight at Phu Gaun.
We will take an extra day here at Phu Gaun today to explore the surroundings and acclimatize. Exploring the surroundings of this age old thatch roofed village of mud and rock buildings brings us to the wonderful mountain civilization that is influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. We may go for a hiking excursion to Himlung Base Camp and return back to Phu to stay overnight.
After an extra day of acclimatization and exploration at Phu village, we return back the same trail towards Meta village. But we are not going to Meta instead we stop at Nar Phedi today. We will stay at the Nar Phedi monastery. We will have a chance to witness their regular prayer session at the monastery in the evening. It is going to be an immensely spiritual day to awaken our spiritual self.
We will continue our trek towards Nar village today. Climbing up a hill towards Nar village, we leave the Nar Phedi monastery that provides us a shelter and an amazing opportunity to witness traditional prayer session. After walking several up and down the hills, we eventually arrive at Nar village. This village is another Tibetan Buddhist settlement. Along with the cultural and natural wonders along the trek and in the village, we can enjoy the view of the mountains. We will stay overnight here at Nar village today.
Our trek takes us to Ngwal village today to stay overnight. But the destination is reached only after trekking over the Kang La pass that stands at 5,240 meters above sea level. An uphill struggle early in the morning is worth as we can get to enjoy the unimaginable views of the mountains and surroundings. Kang La pass separates Manang and Phu valley. After spending some incredible moments at the pass, we descend steeply to Ngwal village to stay overnight.
After a few days of real wilderness deeper into the mountains and valleys of Nar and Phu, we will trek to Pisang in the Annapurna Circuit trail.The adventure of walking on the trip endshere. Later, we drive to happening Besi Sahar to stay overnight today.
We drive back to Kathmandu today. It is about six hours of drive that takes us back to the Nepalese capital city. Once we reach Kathmandu and check into hotel, we will have free time on our own. After several days in the remote mountains, life in Kathmandu might feel a sudden change
We have come the final day of the amazing and remoteNar Phu Valley Trek and we hope that you enjoyed the adventure. Now, it’s the time to say a departing goodbye for this time with the hope to see you soon for next adventure. We will drive you to airport 3 hours before your flight schedule.
Here, we have published our small group guaranteed departures dates for this trek. If the published date does not fit your travel date, write to us with your date, and we will be very pleased to organize this trek at your desired date and time requested.
If you do not want to join our small group departure, we will be very happy to organize a private departure date to this trek to you and your group. Please write to us with your proposed travel date to this trek with us.
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